VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Environmental Toxin Collects in Breast Milk'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which a chemical known as perchlorate can collect in breast milk and cause cognitive and motor deficits in newborns.

Researchers found a lot of the basic ingredients that life needs to survive, including water in the form of ice, various minerals and a salt called perchlorate that microbes on Earth use as an energy source.